Word: fewness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Men of grey, women of the sixties . . . you gave the South a song, a sentiment, a story that will live forever. ..." "Jefferson Davis loved the Union with all the devotion of his heart. . . ." "Slavery was not the cause of the war. ..." "Our victory was essentially a victory: of the spirit...
As to the exact origin of the Republican party few historians agree. When the Whigs held their national convention in New York City in 1852, the sidewalks buzzed with popular talk of a new party. Editor Horace Greeley of the Tribune seriously pondered the future with his friend Alvan Earle...
Somebody heard little Walter Winchell sing in a Harlem cinema house when he was 13, found him a sing-song job in Gus Edwards' Newsboy Sextet. That year, "incorrigible," "stupid," he quit school. Soon he was touring with a "gel," applauded by a few and egged by many as...
Last week brought a few additional details about the Bank of International Settlement (TIME, March 25), the structure on which the entire Reparations Agreement rests, destined to become the most important financial institution in Europe. Its purpose:
The tiny hamlets of Campitello. Pagani and Avino, first in the flood's path, were wiped out. Over vineyards and through forests the lava moved toward Terzigno in two grasping, fingerlike streams. The villagers, rooted to their homes, set images and holy relics on trees and vines, to face the...